Radioactive Iodine Therapy Decreases Recurrence in Thyroid Papillary Microcarcinoma
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Radioactive Iodine Therapy Decreases Recurrence in Thyroid Papillary Microcarcinoma
Background. The most appropriate therapy for papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) is controversial. Methods. We reviewed the therapy and outcome of 407 patients with PMC. Results. Three hundred-eighty patients underwent total thyroidectomy, and 349 patients received I-131 therapy. The median followup was 5.3 years. Forty patients developed recurrent disease. On univariate analysis, development of dis...
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Author details Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 59046, Saudi Arabia. Endocrinology and thyroid Oncology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 59046, Saudi Arabia. Radiation Oncology, NCI, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Histopathology, Kin...
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عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Endocrinology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-4649
DOI: 10.5402/2012/816386